Each week we have the succeeding lesson in the spelling book!
| 2ND SEMESTER January 5-9 2009 2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR! |
Spelling pages 93 : 1-15 and 94: 1-20 |
Spelling test on lessons 15 & 16 NEXT FRIDAY |
Continue reading Catherine
Called Birdy through April |
| January 12-16 2009 read CCB through June 22 |
Spelling p. 99:1-20 and p. 100:1-20 FOR THE SPELLING TEST: 9 OF THESE 14 WORDS WILL BE ON PART B OF THE TEST. STUDY THESE WORDS: annually, |
Literature and Grammar
Examples due Tuesday, 1/20. Find examples of these words: 1.metaphor
2.verb 3.concluding sentence 4.climax |
January 19-23 2009 |
Spelling p. 105:1-14 & p.
106: 1-20 A TEST ON ALL GRAMMAR & LITERATURE TERMS ON FRIDAY Study for test on Literary
and Grammar pages. |
PERSUASIVE ESSAY PART
POSTER/PART PARAGRAPH- Make sure you have done the reading (LB P.
598-619) and follow
directions.
ESSAY PROMPT: From the perspective of 1 character in Catherine Called Birdy, persuade another character to change his or her mind on an issue OR call them to action. Here are some suggestions: Shaggy Beard persuades Catherine to marry him, OR Perkin persuades Edward to read, OR persuade the good people of England to wash weekly. Due Wednesday, 2/11 |
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Find meanings in CCB (Catherine Called Birdy) or in dictionary for the 24 vocabulary words from the story & write out. Here are the words: tonic, plagued (verb), billowing, privy, abominable, heathen, manor, martyred(verb), apprentice, morose, herbal, leper, gluttony, peevish, hermit, blasphemy, suitor, marauding, wormwood, harrowing, soothsayer, fiend, smitten, rapturous. Due Wednesday 2/4 |
| JANUARY 26-30 2009 Review words that will be on the test: occur, peculiar, infer, prefer accurately, eligible considerable, maneuver confer TEST IS Friday |
Spelling p.111:1-20, 112: 1-20,
113: 1-10 |
We'll start Literature Circles
in 4 weeks. Students may choose their own groups of 3 to 4 (within the same class) if they can all obtain the SAME appropriate level book by Friday, 2/20 Everyone in the group must come in at lunch with their OWN copy of the book to get approval. |
Persuasive Essay - Part
Poster, Part Paragraph. Due Wednesday 2/11 See last week's homework to get the details & link to the handout Finish CCB and return book by next Wednesday 2/4 |
| FEBRUARY 2-6 2009 |
PERSUASIVE ESSAY-PART POSTER PART PARAGRAPH DUE 2/11 Lit. & Grmr Test Retakes (if you didn't do well) Thursday or next Tuesday at lunch; tests were passed back on Wednesday. CCB Vocabulary now is extra credit only! See week of 1/19-24 for the assignment and do to receive extra credit |
spelling pages 117:1-12 & p.
118: 1-20 Stellar Scorz Acronym Example Assignment: Give 2 examples of each one of the following: Simile, Topic Sentence, Introductory PrEpositional Phrase Sentence, Lots of description (6 words total) Lots of transitions (look at handout), An introduction (look at handout), Concluding Sentence (Remember), Semicolon and compound sentences (2 of each), Concrete details (from Jane Schaffer handouts), quotes (Or use), References, Zingers Due Tuesday, 2/17 |
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| FEBRUARY 9-13 2009 PERSUASIVE ESSAY POSTER AND PARAGRAPH DUE 2/11 Stellar Scorz Acronym Example Assignment due Tues. 2/17 See last week for assignment |
Spelling 20 p. 123: 1-16 p. 124: 1-20 FOR THE SPELLING TEST 19/20: 9 OF THESE 14 WORDS WILL BE ON PART B OF THE TEST. STUDY THESE WORDS mix-ups attire,volcanoes, affix |
We'll start Literature Circles
in 2 weeks. Students may choose their own groups of 3 to 5(within the same class) if they can all obtain the SAME appropriate level book. Everyone in group must come in at lunch by 2/19 with their book to get approval. Come in Tues. or Thurs. at lunch with everyone in your group and each person carrying their own book. Then I will approve you to be in a Literature Circle Group together. . |
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| FEBRUARY 16-20 2009 Stellar Scorz Acronym Example Assignment due Tues. 2/17 See week of 2/2-6 for assignment No spelling pages this week |
Students may choose their own groups of 3 to 5(within the same class) if they can all obtain the SAME appropriate level book by 2/19 Everyone in group must come in at lunch by 2/19 with their OWN COPY of the book to get approval. Come in Tues.. or Thurs.at lunch with everyone in your group and each person carrying their own book. Then I will approve you to be in a Literature Circle Group together. |
SUMMARY DUE Friday 2/20 Write a summary of the story "The Sword in the Stone" thats found in the Lit. Book (Per. 6 does a summary of their choice). Answer: who, did what, when, how, and why with important details that explain the theme. Also include an introduction, topic sentence (should state the theme), transitions, a concluding sentence and zinger. The summary should be about 3/4 page minimum. |
STELLAR
SCORZ ACRONYM
QUIZ -Wednesday 2/25 YOU MUST MEMORIZE THE ACRONYM AND WHAT EACH LETTER STANDS FOR! Remember the acronym to help you do great on the state writing assessment thats on Tuesday, 3/4. You will have a quiz on just the acronym on Wednesday. |
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| February 23-27 2009 Spelling test next Friday |
spelling pages 129:1-15 &
p.130 1-20 suede, |
STATE WRITING ASSESMENT ON
TUESDAY March 3th STUDY STELLAR SCORZ ACRONYM Remember the acronym to help you do great on the state writing assessment that's on Tuesday 3/3. |
Get literature Cicle Book approved See previous week for information |
| March 1-6 2009 |
Spelling unit 22 p. 135: 1-14, p. 136: 1-20 FOR SPELLING TEST 21/22 - 9 OF THESE 14 WORDS WILL BE ON PART B OF THE TEST. STUDY THESE WORDS: suede, |
| MARCH 9-13 2009 |
Read 1/4 of your literature
circle novels by March 17th No spelling this week |
Book Report due 4/7/09 Periods 3 & 5 have a HAMBURGER
BOOK REPORT and Periods 1,2 & 6 have a MOBILE
BOOK REPORT ***If you have not submitted a Persuasive Project, the new topic that you MUST do is as follows: Convince the CEO of Legos to begin a new line of Legos. See the link in the week of 1/19-23 for details. FYI Currently they have Star Wars and Mission from Mars to name a few. |
| MARCH 16- 20 2009 |
spelling pages 141: 1-20,
142: 1-20 (unit 23) |
Work on Book Reports. They
are due 4/7/09 See the week of 3/8 -
3/12 for details |
Continue reading your Literature
Circle novels |
| March 23-27, 2009 BOOK REPORTS DUE 4/7 |
Special Voc. Week of Greek & Latin Word Parts- Memorize all 25 word parts & their meanings for the test Friday . Click on Greek & Latin Word Parts for a link to the words |
Recurring Theme due 4/1 .
3/4 page Explain in a paragraph a
recurring theme. Write about your story's theme. Then explain how two other "pieces of work" (poems, stories, movies, Dr. Suess stories, etc.) have the same theme. Remember a topic and concluding sentence which should use the words, recurring theme, in both. |
| March 30-April 3 2009 Spelling pages for lesson 24: p. 147: 1-20, p. 148: 1-20, p. 149: 1-10 Here are the review words that will be on the test for Part B: accustomed, attain, hindrance, insistence remembrance, replica, consist, detract , passersby. TEST FRIDAY 4/3 |
Greek and Latin Word Part Sentences- due Thursday 4/2 For all 25 word parts (see list from last week) Find in the dictionary or create a word of your own that has that word part in it. Write a sentence using that word |
literature circle packets due
Wednesday and finish your literature circle novel return literature circle books too |
| April 6-10 2009 |
Spelling p. 153: 1-20, P.
154:1-20 Due Wednesday |
Work on WONDROUS WORDS -due Wed. 5/6.
Handout
given out on Monday. |
| April 20-April 24, 2009 JUST WORK ON WONDROUS WORDS (see last
week for the handout) DUE DATE: 5/6 |
| April 27 to May 1, 2009 TESTING WEEK |
Continue working on Wondrous Words New Book Report Assigned this week to be done on The Outsiders- due Friday 5/22 Periods 1,2 & 6 will do the Hamburger Report. Periods 3 & 5 will do the Mobile. See the week of March 9-14 to get the appropriate handout. |
| May 4-8 2009 Spelling 27 p. 165: 1-20, p. 166: 1-20 WONDROUS WORDS DUE THIS WEDNESDAY, 5/6 |
WE WILL BE STUDYING HOW TO DO A RESEARCH
PAPER
by following Practice and Apply Exercises (1-7 ONLY) and reading
pages 626- 653 in the Lit. Bk. Practice & Apply 1 & 2 ( p. 631 & 633) due Monday 5/11 . We will be going to the library and the computer room for 1 day to do research as well. New Book Report Assigned this week to be done on The Outsiders- due 5/22 Periods 1,2 & 6 will do the Hamburger Report. Periods 3 & 5 will do the Mobile. See the week of March 9-14 to get the appropriate handout. Read 1/4 of The Outsiders |
| May
11-15 2009 Last book report due 5/22 Periods 1,2 & 6 will do the Hamburger Report. Periods 3 & 5 will do the Mobile. See the week of March 10-14 to get the appropriate handout. |
P & A 1& 2 DUE 5/11
(Mon.) FOR SPELLING TEST 27/28 - 9 OF THESE 14 WORDS WILL BE ON PART B OF THE TEST. STUDY THESE WORDS: adapt, boutique, picturesque, formerly, stationary, conscience, devise, formally, carousel, fiance, devise, silhouette, masquerade Spelling 28 p. 171: 1-13, 172: 1-20 Read 3/4 of The Outsiders |
We'll do P & A 3 through 7 in class |
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| May 18-22, 2009 |
Finish The
Outsiders by Friday. Book Reports due Friday 5/22 |
| May 25-29, 2009 |
Spelling lesson 30 pages 183 and 184: 1-20 on both Last spelling Test on 29 and 30. Lesson 30 is a review lesson. Here are the words that will be on Part B of the test: fatigue intrigue synchronize |
Return The Outsiders book | Return all 3 books from home: literature book, spelling book and handbook |
| June 1 to June 4, 2009 |
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! |
